Uruguay were heavily reliant on Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani to qualify. They will need help some help in Russia.

Uruguay picks up a 1-0 win over Egypt in they first game (getty Images) The South American side were heavily reliant on Luis Suarez and Edison Cavani to qualify. They will need help some help in Russia.

Lionel Messi cannot be expected to recreate his Barcelona performances in a very different set-up with Argentina, according to club team-mate Samuel Umtiti.
Argentina scraped through Group D at the World Cup and, prior to the final pool match against Nigeria, in which he scored a brilliant opener, Messi's performances drew criticism.
But Umtiti, like many others, has pointed out that Messi cannot singlehandedly inspire a misfiring team, while he believes Argentina's style of play crucially differs from Barca's.
The two Camp Nou stars will go head to head on Saturday when Argentina face France in the last 16.
"[Messi] is different, he can't play the same way with Argentina and Barcelona," Umtiti told reporters. "He doesn't have the same players, even though in Argentina they have very good players.
"It's completely different with Barcelona, it's a different playing style.
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"I still think he saved them some times. When they were very close to losing, he often was there. This is when you must worry about Leo.
"The Argentinians are tough with him. I understand because of all his qualities, but he can't do everything on his own."
Umtiti was surprised by Messi's mindset upon arriving at Camp Nou, immediately recognising that the Argentina man is constantly striving for more.
"I really feel that he doesn't live football like others do - in the way he sees it, in the choices he makes and in the goals he scores," Umtiti said.
"He just keeps scoring goals after goals. He has it in him. He doesn't like losing. He always wants to win games and titles. I didn't expect that from him because he already won everything. It's his state of mind."

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Jose Mourinho said: “Diogo is an extremely talented young defender with all the qualities to quickly become a great player for this club.

“He has all the attributes that a full-back needs: physicality, tactical intelligence and technical quality, combined with a Porto Academy mentality which prepares players for the maturity they need at the professional level.”

Having completed his move to England, the youngster is hoping to repay the faith shown in him by his fellow countryman.

And he cannot wait to get started and learn from the Special One in the Premier League.

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United have met his £17.4m release clauseGetty

Speaking to MUTV, Dalot said: “It was very important to make this choice and I hope to help him, because I know that he will help me to improve a lot.

“I’m very excited for the dimension of this club and I hope to get great things here.

Ante Rebic of Frankfurt scores his teams second goal next to Mats Hummels and Niklas Suele of Bayern during the DFB Cup final between Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt at Olympiastadion in Berlin.
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A devoted family man, Southgate has often talked about the importance of having a stable foundation behind him.

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SOUTHGATE and Alison met when the England boss was a trainee at Crystal Palace.

Together since they were teenagars, the pair were married in July 1997 and have now been together 20 years.

The couple were married near Southgate’s family home in Crawley.

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THE pair have two teenage children, Mia and Flynn.

Southgate has talked about the importance of maintaining a normal parent-child relationship, despite his time-sapping and full-on job.

He told the Standard last summer: “Over the last couple of weeks I’ve just had a nice time spending it with the family though, and for me that’s important because my kids are 18 and 14, and their development is as important for me as anything else in my life.

“You do have to try to find a balance because my focus inevitably gets drawn towards making this team as successful as we can and driving them to be the best team in the world, but I’m also a dad and a husband.”

Southgate also isnt afraid to let the likes of Raheem Sterling know how vital they are to the teamReuters

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